| Bobby Murcer hit the 100th homer of his major league career, connecting with two men on base in the second inning, to highlight the Yankees' 7-0 victory over the Rangers. [The Sporting News] |
New York Yankees 7, Texas Rangers 0
Game Played on Thursday, August 31, 1972 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 0 Yankees 1 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 x - 7 9 1 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Nelson 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .229 Clarke 2b 4 3 3 2 1 0 .246 Cox p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Munson c 5 1 2 2 0 1 .287 Jones ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .170 Murcer cf 4 1 1 3 1 1 .293 Pina p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 White lf 2 0 0 0 2 0 .277 Ragland 2b,3b 4 0 0 0 0 3 .184 Blomberg 1b 2 0 1 0 2 0 .277 Ford rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .241 Callison rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .259 Billings c 4 0 2 0 0 0 .275 Sanchez 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .249 Grieve lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .228 Michael ss 3 1 1 0 1 1 .227 Biittner 1b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .286 Peterson p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .254 Martinez ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .197 Lovitto cf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .208 Hand p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .163 Harris ph,2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .111 Totals 32 0 5 0 1 7 Totals 30 7 9 7 7 6 Time of Game: 2:23 Attendance: 10,116 Left on Base: Rangers 7, Yankees 9 DP: Rangers 1, Yankees 0 Errors: Sanchez Doubles: Harris (2), Clarke (16), Munson (14) Home Runs: Clarke (2), Murcer (25) Stolen Bases: White (22), Michael (3), Clarke (15) Caught Stealing: Martinez (1) Sacrifice Hits: Peterson 2 (12) Hit by Pitch: Biittner (2,by Peterson), White (4,by Hand) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hand L(10-10) 4 7 5 5 5 3 2 25 3.00 Cox 3 2 2 2 2 1 0 12 4.41 Pina 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 2.86 Totals 8 9 7 7 7 6 2 40 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Peterson W(14-13) 9 5 0 0 1 7 0 34 3.29 Totals 9 5 0 0 1 7 0 34 Hit by Pitch: Hand (3), Peterson (5) Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - John Rice, 2B - Hank Morgenweck, 3B - Marty Springstead RANGERS 1ST: Nelson was called out on strikes; Ragland flied out to right; Ford singled to second; Billings singled to left [Ford to second]; Grieve forced Billings (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: Clarke homered; Munson grounded out (third to first); Murcer flied to right; White walked; Blomberg singled to right [White to third]; Callison grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 1. RANGERS 2ND: Biittner was hit by a pitch; Martinez forced Biittner (shortstop to second); Martinez was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Lovitto flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 1. YANKEES 2ND: Sanchez singled to left; Michael was called out on strikes; Peterson out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Sanchez to second]; Clarke walked; Munson singled to left [Sanchez scored, Clarke to third]; Murcer homered [Clarke scored, Munson scored]; White was hit by a pitch; White stole second; Blomberg walked; Callison made an out to shortstop; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 5. RANGERS 3RD: Hand popped to first in foul territory; Nelson flied out to left; Ragland was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 5. YANKEES 3RD: Sanchez struck out; Michael singled to right; Michael stole second; Peterson struck out; Clarke singled to shortstop [Michael to third]; Clarke stole second; Munson lined to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 5. RANGERS 4TH: Ford singled to right; Billings forced Ford (pitcher to second); Grieve flied out to center; Biittner forced Billings (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 5. YANKEES 4TH: Murcer flied out to center; White walked; Blomberg walked [White to second]; Callison flied out to left; Sanchez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 5. RANGERS 5TH: Martinez grounded out (third to first); Lovitto walked; HARRIS BATTED FOR HAND; Harris flied out to left; Nelson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 5. YANKEES 5TH: HARRIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); RAGLAND CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); COX REPLACED NELSON (PITCHING); Michael walked; Peterson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Michael to second]; Clarke doubled to left [Michael scored]; Munson doubled to left [Clarke scored]; Murcer was walked intentionally; White flied into a double play to center [Munson out at third (center to third)]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 7. RANGERS 6TH: Ragland was called out on strikes; Ford flied out to center; Billings grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 7. YANKEES 6TH: Blomberg grounded out (second to first); Callison struck out; Sanchez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 7. RANGERS 7TH: Grieve flied out to center; Biittner struck out; Martinez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 7. YANKEES 7TH: Michael made an out to shortstop; Peterson flied out to center; Clarke flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 7. RANGERS 8TH: Lovitto lined to left; Harris doubled to left; JONES BATTED FOR COX; Jones flied out to right; Ragland was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 7. YANKEES 8TH: PINA REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Munson struck out; Murcer struck out; White grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 7. RANGERS 9TH: Ford reached on an error by Sanchez; Billings singled to center [Ford to second]; Grieve struck out; Biittner struck out; Martinez flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Yankees 7.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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